Global equity funds attracted net inflows of $22.01 billion in the week through August 19, their strongest weekly gain in three weeks and largest since July 29, according to LSEG Lipper data cited by Reuters. U.S. equity funds received $11.72 billion and U.S. bond funds added $9.92 billion, a flow pattern consistent with a barbell approach that pairs large-cap and AI-linked growth exposure with shorter-duration bonds for income and lower interest-rate risk. Large-cap U.S. equity funds drew $9.58 billion while mid- and small-cap funds posted outflows, and technology was the sole major U.S. sector group to attract fresh money amid broader sector withdrawals. Equity ETFs recorded $16.48 billion in net issuance and bond ETFs $14.48 billion in the week ended August 12, with taxable bond products dominating fixed-income demand. Emerging-market equity funds extended inflows to a sixth straight week at $1.57 billion as Bank of Montreal and REX Shares launched leveraged ETNs tied to Brazil, Japan and Taiwan. Investors are watching Nvidia’s August 26 results and a 30-year Treasury yield that recently reached 5.34%, its highest level since 2007, as the next tests of the strategy.